The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-22
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
SALE OF srInIruors LIQUORS.


or medicated bitters capable of producing
intoxication, shall, before engaging il
such occupation, he required to enter into
bond in the sum of $1,000, with at least
two good, lawful and sufficient sureties,
payable to the State of Texas, to be APP
proved by the county judge. conditioned
that said person, firm or association Of
persons, so selling spirituous, vinous OF
malt liquors, or medicated bitters capable
of producing intoxieation, in quantities
less than a quart, shall keep an open,
quiet and orderly house or place for the
sale ofspirituous, vinOus or malt liquors,
or medicaied bitters capable of producing
intoxication; and that he or they will not
sell or permit to be sold in his or their
sllsiilsc or place OF business, nor give, NOR
permit to be given, any spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors, or medicated bitters
capable of producing intoxieation, to any
person under the age of 81 years, or to a
student of any institution of learning or
to any habitual drunkard, or to any per
son after having been notified in writing
through the sheriff or other peace officer,
by the wife, mother, daughter or sister of
the person, not to sell to such person; and
that he or they will not permit any person
under the age of 2l years to enter and re-
main in such house or place of business;
and that he or they will not permit any
games prohibited by the laws to be played
dealt, or exhibited IN or about such house
or place of business; and that he or they
viii not keep or permit to be kept, for
profit, amusement, or other purposes, in
or about his or their place OF business,
any nine or ten pin alley, pool table, bag
atelle, pigeon hole, or jenuy-lind table.
nor any other kind of table or device used
for games of chance, and that he or they
will not rent or let any part of the house
or place in which he or they have under
taken to sell spiutuous, vinous or malt
liquors, or medicated bitters capable of
producing intoxicatiOn, in quantities less
than quart, to any person or persons,
for the purpose of running or conducting
any game or games prohibited by the laws
of the state; and that he or they will not
adulterate in any manner liquor by mix
ing any drug with intoxicating liquor of
anykind; and that he or they will not
knowingly sell or give away any impure
or adulterated liquor of any kind, which
said bond may be sued ON at the instance
or any persen or persons aggrieved hy the
violation of its provisions, and such per
son shall be entitled to recover the sum
of $500 as liquidated damages for each in
fraction of the conditions of such bond and
the said bond shall not be void on the
first recovery, but may be sued on until
the full penal sum named therein shall
have been recovered. In addition to civ
il proceedings for individual injuries
brought on said bond as above indicated,
if any person, firm or association of per-
sons shall violate any of the conditions of
the bond herein required, 1t shall be the
duty of the county and district attorneys,
or either of them, to institute suit there
upon in the name of the state of Texas
for the pse and benefit or Tho county and
the amount of 500 40 n nepaltv sb,u he
recovered from the principals and sure
ties upon breach of any OF the condi-
tiOus thereof; and whenever the first or
subsequent bond. as required is exhausted
by suit at the instance of individuals or
for the use of the countv. a new similar
bond shall he given and apnroved before
the dealer shall have the rirbt IN fnrtber
pursue his occupation as a retail lionor
dealer. or in case suit il nerdinr on anv
sueb bond and tho conrt,- or district -.
tornev shall make and fIe an aa,dsy;t
with tboclerkoftbe count, tho, bo l lice
hond of ,ha dos.ndsn+ iii 10 - - |
no sold sr;t Tho ,Iarl- sbaII a. o,.o,-.-I,t;fr
~. 1ioror doolar t,,oraof and i ~ I.a |
Tho dntv IS ~. tel I;oTor ao,,or With
in % d. fro,, the ,;n,a Tho hord ia ev
hansted or in other event within twenty
DAYS from tho ti,ra The no,;ce ia c;ven
IN ,-;re nav, hond s;r,ilor 20 ,ro loDd
first given IN l,e annrovsd in tho same
wav. and until sucb now bond ;s c,ven
and apnrovea when If ;s raor;red Inv this
act the retail lionor dealer sb,r not have
tho ricIt IN further ,rr.ro h. o..,,,.
ton. and any nersor firm or assoc;.tio,
of nersors rbo shall n,rsre b;s mr. +bair
said occnnation v;,hart ,;vi,r tho srs+
ho,d Or ,he nov, ho,d 90 yoonirod IN, tbis
,e. sba11 he deemed milf, of Tisds
,.,o.,o- .,,1 -, ..,,,.;a.io,,- sb.,1 Ia erod
the s,no amon,+ nrovided for in cases
,rbcrc NO licerse hos h.sr obtained The
nro,-;sions of ,lis section .bal, mot be ron
.trped A. IN roneal or in any manner AZ
fact any, renal l.,vs now :, f,r.o in tbis
state conce-p;ng the unlawful sale Of
spirituous vinons or malt lin,ors. ar med
ica.od bitters ospable of producine intox.
nor shall tbev he construed as de-
prjvinc any ner.on mr. firm or association
If porsons who ara now nu,sn;po the oc-
.,,,,s,;o, If s.ll,,o .n;ritnors v;,ons ar